New-build home prices in 05261
Recorded home sales in ZIP 05261 (Berkshire County) run a median of $220 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $166 and $266/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 05261
At the local median of $220/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $330,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $440,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $550,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $660,000 |
A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.
By home type
| Home type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 168 | $225 | 1,547 sf | $360,000 |
| Condominium | 19 | $224 | 1,208 sf | $310,000 |
| Multi-family | 16 | $108 | 2,400 sf | $305,000 |
Recent sales in 05261
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 2,508 | $530,000 | $211 | 1900 | 1/2026 |
| Multi-family | 3,000 | $335,263 | $112 | 1900 | 1/2026 |
| Multi-family | 2,400 | $335,262 | $140 | 1900 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,661 | $300,000 | $181 | 1958 | 2/2026 |
| Multi-family | 3,016 | $250,000 | $83 | 1900 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,589 | $1,730,000 | $482 | 2005 | 3/2025 |
| Single-family | 5,352 | $1,700,000 | $318 | 1920 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 5,030 | $1,175,000 | $234 | 1900 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,142 | $1,030,000 | $481 | 2014 | 1/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,386 | $784,000 | $566 | 1972 | 1/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,736 | $765,000 | $441 | 1953 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 896 | $750,000 | $837 | 1955 | 8/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,160 | $685,000 | $317 | 1995 | 1/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,807 | $632,500 | $225 | 1910 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,416 | $621,300 | $257 | 1994 | 5/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 05261 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 05261?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 05261 (Berkshire County, MA) run a median of $220 per square foot, with the middle half between $166 and $266, from 203 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 05261?
- The typical recorded sale in 05261 is a 1,596 sq ft home at $341,500. A new 1,596 sq ft home at the local $220/sq ft would price around $351,120.
- Where does this 05261 data come from?
- MassGIS Level 3 standardized assessor parcel data, compiled from all 351 Massachusetts municipalities. Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.
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Method: recorded residential sales with assessor living area (2021+) from MassGIS Level 3 standardized assessor parcel data, compiled from all 351 Massachusetts municipalities, assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.